Ecuador's Vice President Jorge Glas Placed Under Investigation by Court

Ecuador’s Supreme Court has officially linked the Vice President Jorge Glas to a corruption case and barred him from leaving the country.

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Judge Miguel Jurado Fabara made the ruling following a request by the Attorney General Carlos Baca Mancheno.

11 people in total are now under investigation following the court’s decision.

An order has been issued for the pre-trial detention of four of the suspects. Two others, including the former Ecuadorean Attorney General Carlos Polit, have been placed under house arrest. Polit has been in the U.S. since May.

17 people are already being probed for their alleged involvement in the corruption scandal involving Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction firm accused of offering bribes in exchange for government contracts.